Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-04-10
THAT rIsnr rIsu Law.
Communicated

OF names for n newspaper-has been
made the medium Of addressing the
public upon the subject which heads
this communication, 10y some ambitious
nimrod (nlembcr OF E;ko's Informing
Association 1t might not be amiss to
Inquire into the actual merits Of the en-
actment which has given ris. to both the
association aud :hc discussion.
F:rst it may 6e luId down a. a general
proposition that airy Legislative enact
Inrnt, aud especially II penal one. which
cannot be enforced without the all of
associations whose members must first
bc pledged not Ia violate such ennct-
meat, il indeed of doubtful txpc,lirncy.
Such So called laws nre nn invasion o!
the recognized rights of man, are often
the pet measure of the few and seldom
If ever are demanded 10y the general
eoHs'n'HS Of the people. They mast
per force encounter pubic OF iLion. so
much for the ecueIui proposition. Now
let u see just what Kind OF "a law our
sulons (th= word ''-u!uLs' l. hare U.r,i
to signify Nevada LcEi-i.tursl Lnv
mudr Tor us. Srctiou = 81 the Act here.
in referred to provides that: ut shall
Ire u~n!aNfu! foT amy pcis II or persons,
from the first day OF July t. the first
day OF Drccmhrr f~'lloHiug OF each and
e'crN Year, to sell or To- cNpnse for sale,
ar TO buy, procure or accept Tor Any
coiSi irrttiun from any person or per.
s"ns Whatever any 81 the fish caught or
xii rd III Tie HGmhuidt river, or any Of
the tTihuturi,s thereof" Our Cnuuipi.
ON If Law md Orltr" surely will not
argue that tn lime inviudtd in this
section i also II part of the spawning
season. Translated into II, ucrull and
Legitimate sense it NItpl'y says: No
wIGow who lives on the Humboldt or
amy Of its tributaries can have any fish.
no man who c.,nuot afford to pay live or
ten dollars for n livery rig eau enjoy
wha MIXTURE INTENDED t. hr iT, to all,
no man VITO Gy reason of his circum-
sinncrs must work cy.ry available mu.
mrEt to earn u livelihood for his family
can ever nga.n i"I 4 TO rrL ,ncc Lis
pleasures oil Ia" Icy n mass at IIumbnIut
tIUut, al Il :oT wlO-c Ii lie fit mu~t these
th;mr> lie? | Viii let each reader uf
tits article answer the for, going Quc,-
ton ns may suit himself. Iiuw,vrr. i,
WAS not the iHtrn'inn a! TIA. ~ .u,lc.
men who consulted tug ia, r" covers
OF the gan nui thr rod To protect tie
precious fish that may hc -, ]uufor,u.
maze na TO tiuI themselves ~ the Ia.
buord water, ~: thu Humboldt river.
This gentleman 81, ak, ui tic vIUlari II
Of this law 10y good citizens. Iiuw
much regard d!d L." pay, low much ven.
c%ittIum, hua"gr uMa irulty oil he Nirld
to the o]urti:ur AujI.Trrut buucumbr.
| viii not culI il "a law. SGcE measures
never Iiprn INFO the dignity q. h,vs.
Being opposed 10 tie rurd.uui Ir.uci.
pies OF JI.t!ca, equity and fair Z, a!.ug.
they are uLi,csUIiy Gi,IrgnId,d, IT,
Lorcd. AID ICou tIlo"cn Icy Tie llu-
and intelligent American ciI.z a.. Had
the 80 chilled SrCrtsmrr's Club N3 in
numbcTl confn,d its ,fort, to leuiti-
mate "lj'cts. i'll seeming reasonable.
honest and manly legislation there
would Lave l,tn 10 dinitu!ty IN onforc.
ing sUch laws. But having. under the
guis; Of Protecting fish duIiug the
spawning season, fist provided that no
one should, ind,r ruuiiy of fine and
mTiis"nmtnt, catch any fish for the
first four months OF ,uch and every
year, there IL iECOTI Orai.d into the same
'nEctmtni, Ii lection which IimCuCnlly
/ prrCludcs all tRNc few from ever oh.
i.ining amy fsh, save 10y gift, bequcst.
devise or inheritance. /, 1t under ,urh
circumstances. my wonder TINT this
enactment meets the ~disupprU,nl Of
many OF our law abiding citizens? i it
amy wonder TIM; II great mn Iriiv al omr
cit1Z Ia consider that they have some
rights that should he RESPECTED? l. il
cause for HmuZ"mr Mt that the prnplr
who live along the Humboldt or nIy Of
ITS tributaries have little appreciation of
II o.cilird law which even the membrrs
Of IL Sp"r,sm'm's Ciu1 will not ngrrc TO
support without irst in Cling their
agreement. Their Rgrr, mcut must frs;
Ie made II hopwush Of words, meaning
nothing III particular, Tut everything m